Aidan Cotter

Sharing is caring…or so I was told. And because I care, im willing to share two vector packs with you all!

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I know the Internet has 1000+ tutorials on how to make a simple icon….but it couldn’t hurt to have another. This is the first tutorial I have written so please, go easy on me.

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As part of a recent college assignment I had to come up with a viral marketing campaign for a weekly newspaper. Stuck for ideas and in need of inspiration, I searched the net for this new but successful way of advertising. Check out what I found!

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Here’s a quick animated intro I did for our AV Techniques group at college. Thanks to Videocopilot.net for the great tutorial. I used Adobe After Effects to create this, Im amazed by how much you can actually do with it….brilliant piece of software!

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WordPress is an amazing tool thanks to the thousands of people who use it. Having worked on several web site’s for local musicians, Ive come across many plug-ins that are great for enhancing your online presence while establishing a good relationship with your fans. Here I have picked my top 5 to help you boost interest in your band and get positive traffic coming your way!

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Recently I’ve been learning about brand identities and iconic logos, which is probably why I haven’t been blogging much. I find it amazing how a designer or a team of designers, can develop a trademark for a multinational company which will be seen by millions if not billions of people across the world! Maybe its just me but I find it fascinating. Take the McDonald’s logo for instance, Designed in 1962 by Jim Schindler to resemble the arch shape on the side of the new restaurants, such a simple idea but yet an iconic symbol known worldwide.

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Personally I’m not a huge fan of Coldplay, but the music video for Strawberry swing is amazing.I find the artwork and originality enriching. At time’s you forget that Chris Martin is lying on the ground, the stop start animation blends him in nicely with the chalked characters and surroundings. See for yourself!!

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Recently I purchased a snazzy new net book for college. A lot of people out there hate the idea of a net book, but I needed something uber portable and with a half decent battery. In the end I bought a Toshiba NB200, Windows 7, 1GB of RAM, 250GB Hard Drive and an Intel Atom Processor (clock speed of around 1.66GHz) good specs for a net book methinks! The best thing about this baby is that it has a 9 hour battery life, which suits me as I don’t have to cart around a charger in college.

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